Cardiovascular Ergometry and Telemetry in Biomedical Control of Cuban Athlete

Abstract

Introduction. The digital transformation in health drives the increase of new soft-ware, aligned with the dynamics of the development of information and communi-cations technologies (ICTs). Objective: 1) To justify the benefits of using digital medical technologies —ER-GOCID, METALYZER, MOVICORDE and CARDIOTRAINING-CIDC— in the biomedical monitoring of Cuban high-performance athletes. 2) To present the innovations that are carried out in ergometry and field tests during the cardiovascular medical monitoring of Cuban athletes. Method. Prospective, longitudinal study of innovation and development between January 2018 and December 2023. The universe consisted of 490 athletes from national teams in the different Olympic competition sports. The selective and intentional sample was made up of athletes, both men and women, from combat sports: judo, wrestling, boxing, taekwondo, karate, and fencing. 187 athletes were studied: 101 men and 86 women. The ages of the participants ranged between 17 and 34 years old. Results. Ergometry-specific protocols were designed, which constitute a technologi-cal innovation, for wrestling, judo, boxing, and taekwondo. Telemetric studies were carried out with MOVICORDE during training in taekwondo, karate, and fencing. The CARDIOTRAINING-CIDC software was created and used. Conclusion. The use of digital technologies has been very beneficial in the medical monitoring and sport performance of athletes. The innovations made, the design of gesture-specific ergometric protocols, and the creation of the VBA CARDIO-TRAINING-CIDC macro were very useful in sports biomedical control.